Rain-alarm.



A. ODENING.

RAIN ALARM.

APPLICAHON FILED 1AN.3, |918.

1,270,652. Patent-ed June 25, 1918L curio.

ANTHONY ODENING, F CALUMET, MICHIGAN.

RAIN-ALARM.

To all whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANTHONY ODENING,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at Calumet, in the county of Houghton and State of `Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rain- Alarms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains' to make and use the same.

This invention relates to signals and more particularly to rain signals and the prlmary object of the invention is to provide an improved device to be placed out of a window` for giving an audible alarm when it begins raining, so the attention of persons in the house will be called to the fact s0 that the windows can be fixed accordingly.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the above character, which is durable and efiicient in use, one that is simple and eas to manufacture, and one .that can be place upon the market at a reasonable price.

With these and other objects in viewthe invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafterl more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved rain alarm,

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the improved rain alarm, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the arbor and alarm mechanism removed from the casing.

Referring t0 the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 generally indicates the improved rain alarm which includes the protecting housing 2, which may be of any preferred form or shape. The housing 2 has a removable lower wall 3 whereby the interior mechanism of the device can be readily disclosed so that the same can be readily fixed, if the same becomes out of order, and the rear wall 3 carries a pluralit of supporting legs 4, whereby the .same 1s held in an upright position. Secured c n the upper wall of the casing is an outwardly extendin arm 5, which has its free outer end enlarge as at 6 and provided with an openin 7 which detachably supports the tube 8, which Specification of Letters Patent.

Application med January 3, 1918. Serial No. 210,175.

Patented June 25, 1918 ywill hereinafter more fully appear.

Secured to the casing 2 in the ordinary or any preferred manner is the supporting arbor 10, which supports the clock mechanism 11 for soundin the alarm bell 12 carried by the casing an extending exteriorly of the same. The mechanism 11 is of the general type used in the ordinary alarm mechanism for alarm clocks and includes the coil s ring 13 having one end secured to the shaft 14, whlch has its ends journaled in the arbor and lts opposlte end to the spring housing 15, which is regulated by the ordinary ratchet mechanism 16. A key 17 is removably secured to the end of the shaft 14 and protrudes out of the rear wall 3 so that the shaft may be rotated to wind up the spring 13. The shaft 14 has keyed thereto in the ordinary manner the relatively large gear 18 which meshes with a relatively small gear 19 keyed on the shaft 20 which has its opposite ends journaled in the arbor. Keyed to the shaft 20 immediately above the relatively small gear 19 1s an escapement wheel 21, which is engaged by the oscillating lever 22, which is eyed to the Vshaft 23, which is journaled in the arbor, and this oscillating arm has the ordinary double ratchet 23 for engaging the escapement wheel, and when the spring is released the escapement wheel 21 is rotated, and lthe lever 22 oscillated. The outer end of the lever carries the clapper 24, which extends through an aperture 25 in the casing and is adapted to strike the bell 12. The shaft 23 has rigidly secured thereto above the arm'22, the outwardly extending arm 26,

which is disposed in the path of the downturned end 27 of a spring arm 28 which is secured to the arbor at its rear end as at 29. The spring lever normally tendsto hold the downturned arm 27 in the path of the arm 26 and thus prevent movement of the same and thereby prevent the oscillation of the clapper 24. ivotally secured to the arbor 10 by means of a pivot pin 30, which ex'- tends through a pair of ears 31 is ari operating lcver 32. The lever is pivotally supported intermediate its 'ends by the pivot pm 30 and has the free end of its short arm secured to the` downturned end 27 of the spring lever 28. The free end of the lon end of the operating lever 32 is Vprovide with a cup-shaped member 33, which iS disposed in the tubular member 8. The tubular member 8 is provided with a vertical slot 34 through whichl the long arm of the operating lever 32 extends.

ln the operation of the improved device, a piece of tissue paper 35 is placed over the funnel 9 and held in position by means of an velastic band 36 and a weight 37 is placed upon the tissue paper. Thus the device is ready for operation and the same is placed out of a window or other suitable and desired place and as soonl as the iirst few drops of rain vstrike the tissue paper 35 the same will become weakened and the weight 3T will tear its way through the paper and drop on the cupnSB, which will rock the lever 32 on its pivot 30 and raise the downturne'd arm 27 of the spring lever 28 from out of the path of the arm 26 rigidly carried by the shaft 23, which will allo-w the lever 22l to oscillate and the clapper .24C- to engage the bell 12 and ring the same. A circular housing 38 is secured to the upper wall oi the casing 2 and provides means Vfor receivingthe weight, when the same is not in use. 7hen the rain storm is over, the weight 37 is removed from the cup-shaped member 33 and a new piece of tissue paper 35 is provided and placed on the funnel and theweight is then placed in position and the device is ready for another operation.

From the foregoing description it can be seen that an improved device is provided for giving an audible signal when it begins to rain, which will operate as soon as the first few drops of rain hit the same, thus making the device an eicient and ready warning.

ln practice, l have found that the Jform of my invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and referred to in the above description', as the preferred embodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing the conditions concurrentwith the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, l desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted'to, when required without sacriicing any of the advantages of my invention as set forth,

Whatl claim as new is i.. A.' rain signal comprising an alarm resting upon said paper, as and for the purt pose speciiied.

3. A rain signal comprising a casing, an alarm mechanism in the casing, a pivoted trip lever for actuating the alarm mechanism, a Jfunnel carried by the casing and receiving the free end of the trip lever, relatively thin paper positioned across the top of the funnel, and a weight resting upon said paper,

d. A rain signal comprising acasing, a spring. alarm mechanism arranged in the casing, a bell, a c lapper carried by the spring alarm mechanism for engaging the hell, a resilient arm engaging the clapper to prevent movement thereof, operating lever pivoted in the casing and extending outward of the same, means operatively connecting the inner end of the operating lever with the resilient arm, a cup-shaped member carried by the outer end of thel arm, a funnel secured to the casing and receivin the free endothe arm and the cup-shape member, a tissue paper partition arranged over the funnel, means detachably holding the tissue paper in position, and a weight resting upon said tissue paper, as and for the purpose specied..

ln testimony whereof l alix my signature in presence, of two witnesses.

. ANTHONY ODENlNG.

Witnesses:

@Hannes 0. JACKOLA, CHARLES Bauman. 

